May Ann
fifth month / pearl / bitter (English) + grace or favor (Hebrew)
May Ann is a english / biblical girl name in the Philippines. In the civil registry as of May 2021 it is number 341, with 23,635 records. It has 2 syllables.
Origin and meaning
fifth month / pearl / bitter (English) + grace or favor (Hebrew)
'May Ann' is an English double-barrel given name widely adopted in the Philippines during the mid-to-late 20th century. It represents the common Filipino naming convention of pairing short, classic Anglo-Saxon or Christian names into a two-word formal first name.
A compound English name combining 'May' (derived from the fifth month named after the Roman goddess Maia, or used as a pet form of Mary/Margaret) and 'Ann' (the English form of Anne/Hannah, meaning 'grace' in Hebrew).
Name character
In the Philippines
Very frequently shortened in everyday speech to nicknames like 'May', 'Ann', or 'Me-an' / 'Meanne'. It is often written as two separate words or hyphenated ('May-Ann').
Related forms
- Marianne English
- Mary Ann English
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Is May Ann a common girl name in the Philippines?
In the civil registry as of May 2021, May Ann is number 341, with 23,635 records. That is not the 2024 birth list, and it does not say the name is a better choice. How it sounds with both family surnames is a separate score.